Twenty-six! That’s the number of sailings for which PONANT has just launched sales for voyages to Antarctica for winter 2024-2025. Backed by 30 years of experience in the region, the company is offering expeditions for the whole of the southern summer season, from October to March, which covers the entire reproduction cycle of the penguins which populate the White Continent.

Every month has its privilege

November is special as this is when the penguins breeding and nesting take place on the Antarctic Peninsula. Against a backdrop of snow-covered mountain peaks, icebergs drift in the distance. In January, newborn penguins are a sight to behold, while February is an equally magical month as the chicks are growing and the end of summer snow makes hiking easier.

Aboard the company’s three small ships, Le Lyrial, L’Austral and Le Boréal, the experts at PONANT – Captains, Expedition Leaders, naturalist-guides – share their passion and knowledge of the region. Thanks to them, guests have an opportunity to see Adelie, chinstrap and gentoo penguins, orcas, seals, elephant seals, albatrosses and southern fulmars, all in conditions that fully respect the environment.

Among the must-see voyages for this season: The Southern Adventure promises a 15-day polar expedition in the highest latitudes between the Falkland Islands and untouched lands of the Antarctic; The Great Adventure takes in the southern region’s most beautiful sites; and Expedition to Southern Lands follows in the wake of the greatest explorers in South Georgia along shores of the White Continent on a 17-or-18-day voyage through time. Just three of the many adventures that beckon.

Focus on three exclusive itineraries

The Southern Adventure

This polar expedition to the planet’s southernmost lands begins with the discovery of the Falkland Islands. Escorted by Rudolphi whales, the ship follows…

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